Methods for data masking and devices thereof

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for data masking comprising executable code, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to:

• obtain a database and metadata associated with the database in response to a received request for data masking;
• compare the obtained metadata with the received request to determine when the obtained metadata validates the received request;
• perform a data masking operation on the obtained database at a column level when the determination indicates the received request is validated;
• and
• store a record of the performance of the data masking operation on the obtained database at the column level.

A data masking apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to:
• obtain a database and metadata associated with the database in response to a received request for data masking;
• compare the obtained metadata with the received request to determine when the obtained metadata validates the received request;
• perform a data masking operation on the obtained database at a column level when the determination indicates the received request is validated;
• and
• store a record of the performance of the data masking operation on the obtained database at the column level.